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they have ever yet seen. Another is considerably smaller but very heavily 
reticulated with dark purple lines, forming in colour a striking contrast to 
the first-named one ; whilst the third exhibits some rather odd peculiarities. 
The petals of this one have altogether lost the beautiful curve which 
distinguishes this plant, and are at right-angles to the flower and a little 
recurved. Further, the lower or inferior sepal is nearly uniform in size and 
colour with the upper one. One feels desirous of knowing whether this is 
really singular, or whether there are a fair proportion somewhat similar. 
Will it be too much to expect a pure albino of this species ? 
RIcHARD ASHWORTH. 
Ashlands, Newchurch. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
A MEETING of the R.H.S. was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 
Square, Westminster, on September 11th, when the display of Orchids was 
much smaller than usual, and the awards consisted of three medals, three 
Awards of Merit, and one Botanical Certificate. 
H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, West Hill, Putney (gr. Mr. Day), staged 
a fine and well-arranged group, which obtained a Silver Flora Medal. 
Lelio-cattleya x bletchleyensis was well represented by several fine forms 
at one end of the group, while at the other, some Cattleya x Iris made 4 
fine display. Among other Lelio-cattleyas may be mentioned some good 
L.-c. elegans, L.-c. Parysatis, and L.-c. Massangeana Harry Goodson. At 
the back of the group, well arranged with Palms, were some handsome 
Oncidium varicosum. We also noted an example of the rare Dendrobium 
Williamsianum, having white sepals and petals with a violet lip, Brassia- 
brachiata, Miltonia x Bleuana, Odontoglossum crispum, and other good 
things. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South Woodford (gr. Mr. Davis)» 
obtained an Award of Merit for Lzlio-cattleya woodfordiensis (L. crispa X 
L.-c. C. G. Rebling), a finely grown plant with two spikes, having the 
sepals and petals white, tinged with rose, and the front of the lip ruby- 
purple, with a lavender margin. 
Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O., Westonbirt, Tetbury (st. Mr. 
Alexander), received an Award of Merit for Lezlio-cattleya Sunset (L. 
Jongheana x C. Percivaliana), a handsome hybrid, most like the Cattleya 
parent in shape, having the sepals and petals broad and flat, tinged with 
_ pale lilac, and veined with a darker lilac, and the lip bright orange, with @ 
small dark bronze-red blotch, and several short lines radiating from the 
centre, while the margin is undulate and white, tinged with pale rose- 
F. Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking (gr. Mr. Hopkins), showed th 
